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potato bug

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po⋅ta⋅to⋅bug

[puh-tey-toh-buhg, -tey-tuh-]
Also, potato bug.
Also called potato beetle.


Origin:
1790–1800, Americanism
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potato bug  
n.  The Colorado potato beetle.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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